Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!

“Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!

whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,

Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.

Tremble, you complacent ones! Shake with fear, you carefree ones! Strip off your clothes and expose yourselves – put sackcloth on your waist!

Then God said to him, “I am the sovereign God. Be fruitful and multiply! A nation – even a company of nations – will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants!

But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’

But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’

None tire or stumble, they don’t stop to nap or sleep. They don’t loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest.

Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale?